Business Administration, Management and Operations at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · Bachelor's Degree · about 595 graduates a year

$59,147
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$82,074
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#115 of 1176
Rank by pay
#53 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,500
Median federal debt

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 20% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 24% of one year’s pay at that point.

How The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Compares for Business Administration, Management and Operations

All 1176 colleges reporting business administration, management and operations earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$160,783$163,518#1$95,891
2Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$147,384$129,347#8—
3University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$144,654$152,521#2$93,674
4University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$144,599$131,576#6$90,008
5University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$136,806$139,133#5$91,443
6Emory University Atlanta, GA$136,731$141,544#4$85,682
7University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC$135,874$145,812#3$85,618
8Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME$123,155$130,881#7$98,743
9Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$123,144$108,441#16$71,675
10Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND$122,948$127,378#9$100,668
…
112Hampton University Hampton, VA$82,252$74,898#242—
113Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$82,213$83,587#99$59,306
114George Fox University Newberg, OR$82,212$82,696#106$63,331
115The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$82,074$89,657#53$59,147
116Charter Oak State College New Britain, CT$82,069$73,888#267$62,742
117Menlo College Atherton, CA$81,996$74,611#249$50,306
118University of Idaho Moscow, ID$81,967$87,160#70$59,334

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$106,707$132,036$40,816

Other Majors at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Industrial Engineering$107,093$73,822#16 of 94
Computer Science$106,312$70,193#131 of 349
Computer Engineering$105,834$74,085#95 of 189
Nuclear Engineering$99,139$73,724#6 of 12
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,642$75,316#210 of 258
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$92,042$59,501#45 of 126
Chemical Engineering$91,643$76,302#119 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$90,623$65,756#171 of 318
Accounting and Related Services$89,445$53,197#122 of 796
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$89,015—#53 of 59
Soil Sciences$88,563$55,322#1 of 6
Agricultural Engineering$85,141—#13 of 26
Finance and Financial Management Services$83,793$53,826#156 of 452
Statistics$83,697—#29 of 50
Civil Engineering$80,958$64,386#186 of 233
Business/Managerial Economics$80,415$44,025#40 of 84
Chemistry$79,736$41,589#19 of 209
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,118$65,298#843 of 966
Marketing$70,661$46,896#178 of 516
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$69,476$47,261#117 of 118
Design and Applied Arts$69,047$36,061#21 of 299
Architecture$68,765$50,365#33 of 78
Food Science and Technology$68,114$48,441#19 of 29
Economics$67,902$46,302#295 of 368
Interior Architecture$65,144$45,448#4 of 17
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$63,996$43,014#7 of 19
Materials Engineering—$63,505—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$63,314$42,173#80 of 178
Human Resources Management and Services$63,005$49,956#139 of 187
Plant Sciences$61,587$40,355#11 of 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do The University of Tennessee-Knoxville business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $59,147 one year after graduating and $82,074 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does The University of Tennessee-Knoxville rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ranks #115 by median pay four years after graduation, and #53 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville worth it?

Its graduates earn 20% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,500.

← All data for The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.